- Date
- October 12, 1993, 18:05 local (Oct 13, 1993, 02:05 UTC)
- Place
- Cold Bay, AK
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Aircraft
- N3874ZPiper PA-18
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Status
- Completed
- Investigation class
- Class 3
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19931012038639A
- Case key
- 2574
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Aircraft
- Registration
- N3874Z
- Reported as
- Piper PA-18
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- Unknown
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Public use
- Operator
- Office Of Aircraft Services, doing business as U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service
- Departed
- Field Site, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
N3874ZRegistered now · Piper PA-18A 150Airframe modelPiper PA-18A 150Engine modelLycoming 0-320 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Not reported
- Wind
- 150° at 32 knots, gusting 40
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 14,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 48 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CDB
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.